Year 1 - English
Reading and responding to the story 'The Three Little Pigs'
'The Three Little Pigs': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and respond to the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. Pupils first read the story, and look at it from different perspectives, before then writing their own version of the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to listen to and discuss a traditional tale.
Key Notes
- There may be similarities and differences when comparing two traditional tales.
- Thinking about characters, events in the plot and the setting can be helpful when comparing two traditional tales.
- Traditional tales often start by introducing the characters, such as seeing the three pigs leaving their homes.
- 'The Three Little Pigs' teaches us about teamwork.
- Traditional tales mostly end happily, such as feeling safe and secure in your home with your family.
Vocabulary To Learn
- character: a person or an animal in a story
- setting: where the story takes place
- plot: what happens in the story
- compare: comparing involves identifying similarities between two or more things, ideas, themes or texts
- genre: a type of story with special features
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to spot similarities between two traditional tales in LC3.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
There may be similarities and differences when comparing two traditional tales. Thinking about characters, events in the plot and the setting can be helpful when comparing two traditional tales.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'character'
a person or an animal in a story.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to spot similarities between two traditional tales in LC3. Correction: Throughout LC3, share statements as examples, such as "The story is about three pigs. There were three goats in The Three Billy Goats Gruff" in order to support the pupils to retrieve information from the story they have just read.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Character description of the wolf in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling 'The Three Little Pigs' using a story mountain Study Guide
- Thinking from different perspectives in 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the beginning of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
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